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What are nits?

Nits are the eggs of the lice and can actually prove more problematic than the lice.

Nits are are small, grayish-white and oval shaped and are glued at an angle to the side of the hair shaft by a substance that makes Superglue look weak .

Nits can't be brushed out of the hair like cradle cap or dandruff - they need to be grabbed in a pinch and dragged down the hair shaft.

Eggs further than 1-2cm from the scalp are usually empty cases which remain attached to the hair even though they are dead.

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Don't bother trying to rid your child of these empty cases - concentrate instead on the live eggs that are on the hair shaft right up against the scalp. These eggs are hard to spot and even harder to remove!